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Conservation News ~ 27 October 2023

10/27/2023

$300 Million Conservation Financing Mechanism for New Protected Areas Established in BC!
"Hurricane Otis Makes Rare Category 5 Landfall Near Acapulco, Mexico"
Fossil Firms Spent Millions On Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills
"Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like"
"World Far Off Track On Pledges To End Deforestation By 2030 - Report"
Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022
"What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places"
"Earth’s Climate Shatters Heat Records. These 5 Charts Show How."
After Superstorm Sandy, 2 Big Flood Control Projects Get Underway in NJ
Tiny Deer And Rising Seas: Climate Change Tests Endangered Species Act
Japan’s Iriomote and Tsushima Cats: Ambassadors For Island Conservation
8-eyed creature lurks in underwater nest to ambush prey on land. It's a new species
How This Photographer Is Using Sony Cameras To Solve A Scientific Ethical Conundrum
New species of horned toads discovered in China
US Fish & Wildlife proposes huge new conservation area in Southwest Florida
The Department of the Interior announces two new wildlife refuges
Footage from underwater research expedition reveals rare sighting of 'dumbo' octopus
First Successful Captive Birth Of Endangered Sawfish Species At SeaWorld
"Gaza’s Limited Water Supply Raises Concerns For Human Health"
FDA Proposes Ban On Hair Relaxers With Formaldehyde Due To Cancer Concerns
"Climate 'Loss And Damage' Talks End In Failure"
"EPA Tightens Reporting Requirements For PFAS Releases, Closing Loophole
Navigator Cancels Proposed Midwestern CO2 Pipeline, Citing Regulatory Process
"Forecast Predict An El Nino Winter. What Does That Mean?"
"Alaska Native Leaders Call For Legal Overhaul To Protect Subsistence
Louisianans Near Gulf Struggle As Drinking Water Crisis Persists
"How Plants Communicate With Each Other When In Danger"
‘I Got To Know The Wolf’: Spain’s Shepherds Learn To Live With Old Enemy
"EPA Proposes Ban On Carcinogenic Cleaning Chemical TCE"
"How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming"
Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes
"Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Unavoidable, Study Says"
FWS Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed
Chevron Buys Hess For $53 Billion, 2nd Oil Megadeal As Energy Prices Soar
"Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World"
Democrats Ask For Review Of Environmental Threat From ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines
Seasonal Fog, Swamp Fires Combine To Create Deadly Louisiana Pileup
"The Slow Death Of A Desert Giant"
Expect to see solar panels along San Diego highways per one of the energy bills Newsom has signed into law
Climate change groups urge CA to prioritize nature-based solutions
California Utilities Launch New Microgrid Incentives for Disadvantaged Communities
California to get up to $1.2 billion in federal funds to expand hydrogen energy projects
California poised for big climate moves after Gov. Newsom backs new laws
'A massive enterprise’: California’s offshore wind farms are on a fast track
California lawmakers urge SEC to follow their lead in climate disclosure requirements
The cottage industry around corporate emissions disclosure
California’s biggest solar+storage facility powers up at retired gas-fired plant
Gavin Newsom signed some climate laws — and vetoed others
Boiling Point: California’s fossil fuel crackdown continues — with some exceptions
Enviros join UAW picket lines in pursuit of climate goals
SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds
IEA Report Makes Clear the Urgent Need to 'Rapidly Replace and Phase Out All Fossil Fuels'
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn
What you need to know about the loophole hiding the extent of US wildfire pollution
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
California Lets Companies Keep 'Dangerous' Oil Wells Unplugged Forever
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed
New species of millipede discovered in caves of Brazil
Crusty creatures with 'rather complex' genitalia found in caves. It's a new species
World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says - Reuters
"New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns"
Hurricane Otis Unleashes Massive Flooding In Acapulco, Triggers Landslides
"Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit"
Earth’s Vital Signs Worse Than At Any Time In Human History, Scientists Warn
"Companies Capture A Lot Of CO2. Most Of It Is Going Into New Oil."
"Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead"
"‘Prudence Demands We Act’: Bank Regulators Unveil Climate Rules"
"Living With Rural Water Scarcity In Southwest Colorado"
Analysis: "Igniting a Journalism Renaissance"
"Can We Save the Redwoods by Helping Them Move?"
Discovery of three novel minorisa species, the smallest predatory marine picoplankton
Microalgae research advances toward goal of net zero carbon emissions
Port of Long Beach aims to restore ocean habitat when it builds a massive wind turbine facility
Land use change can produce more food and store more carbon, study finds
At Least 27 Killed By 'Disastrous' Hurricane Otis, Damage Seen In Billions
"Johnson Maps Out Ambitious Agenda"
Landfills In Washington And Oregon Leaked ‘Explosive’ Levels Of Methane
"UK Regulator Trying To Block Release Of Shell North Sea Documents"
Some Companies Want To Use Less Water. Few Are Close To Their Targets
"Environmental Groups Reject Deep-Sea Mining As Key UN Meeting Looms"
"The Rio Grande Isn't Just A Border —- It's A River In Crisis"
"In Graphic Detail: Cigarette Butt Research Is Lighting Up"
Growing Montana Bear Population Spotlights Need for Wildlife Corridors
Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course

Conservation News ~ 20 October 2023

10/20/2023

New species of chameleon fish discovered in river in India
Dominica's mountain chicken frog disappears in 'fastest extinction ever recorded'
Giant Open-Pit Mine Near Two National Parks Dealt A Blow By Biden DOI
"Canada's Top Court Backs Alberta Challenge To Trudeau Environment Law"
"How Megafires Are Remaking the World"
"In A Warming World, Hunger Stalks Guatemala's Mayan Highlands"
Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon
Refrigerants Are A Nightmare For The Climate. Alternatives Must Spread Fast
"To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers"
"No Shade, No Water, And Record Heat: More Migrants Die In U.S. Desert"
Biden Touts Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?
"Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard"
21 Species Delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Huawei and IUCN to Expand Global Impact of Nature Conservation in Tech4Nature Phase 2
Business leaders in Asia commit to Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights at inaugural conference organised by IUCN, UNDP and UNEP
Promoting Nature-based Solutions for springshed management in Bhutan’s mountain ecosystems
IUCN WCEL joined the "Expert Consultation on Rights of Nature" in Nairobi
"Federal Government Declares 21 Species Extinct"
Watchdog Finds La. Honeywell Chemical Plant Isn’t Reporting Emissions of CFCs
Factory Fishing In Antarctica For Krill Threatens A Fragile Ecosystem
"In Brazil’s Amazon, Rivers Fall To Record Low Levels During Drought"
Texas Quietly Sets Weak Cancer Risk Standard For Industrial Air Pollution
Enviros Warn Of Intent To Sue Over Snail Species Near Nev. Lithium Mine
Lake Erie Is Full Of Algae Again Amid SW Ontario’s Exploding Greenhouse Sector
Georgia Slave Descendants Sue Over Zoning Threatenening Island Homes
New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says
"Home Energy Devices Hold Untapped Potential for Strained Grids"
"How Gas Utilities Used Tobacco Tactics To Avoid Gas Stove Regulations"
"FWS Helps Create Bank Of Endangered Species DNA"
"Climate Advocacy Group Plans to Spend $80 Million on Ads to Aid Biden"
PHMSA Regulating 400,000 Miles of Gas Gathering Lines; Industry Unhappy
"DOJ Touts Broad Range of Environmental Justice Courtroom Wins"
"Alaska Cancels Snow Crab Harvest Again Due To Population Concerns"
Little-Known Pollution Rule Keeps The Air Dirty For Millions Of Americans
Foul-Smelling Biofuels Plant In Southwest Dallas Is Shutting Down
"Saving Yellowstone for the Grizzlies"
"Battling Desertification: Bringing Soil Back To Life In Semiarid Spain"
Wart-covered creature — with a 'peeping' call — discovered in Indonesia is new species of frog
Feds OK Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion In Pacific Northwest Over Protests
"Norma And Tammy Gain Strength En Route To Mexico, Leeward Islands"
Ships Speeding Through US 'Go Slow' Zones Meant To Protect Endangered Whale
"In Florida, Gen Z Activists Step Into the Fight Against Sugarcane Burning"
‘It’s Never Too Late’: Canada Sued Over Near-Extinction Of Spotted Owls
"USDA Working With Ranchers Toward Indigenous Food Sovereignty"
New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says
UN Nations Agreed To Support Climate Reparations, Now Deadlocked On Details
GOP AGs, Industry Ask For Emergency Supreme Court Stay Of Biden Smog Rule

Conservation News ~ 13 October 2023

10/13/2023

Launch of Publication 'International Applications of Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Coastal Areas'
IUCN and AI2 to provide AI technology at no cost to fast-track implementation of newly signed UN High Seas Treaty
Bolstering Biodiversity: Kenya Species Specialist Group Launched at Inaugural Wildlife Scientific Conference
IUCN at International Open Access Week : Get Involved
Pathways to a meaningful engagement: discover, communicate, leverage
Major natural areas receive World Heritage protection, based on IUCN advice
Diminutive Florida Snake to Receive Federal Endangered Species Protection
Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without 'significant' help, study says
New species of 'jewel-like' millipede discovered in Thailand
Endangered Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia
Glowing Wombats: Scientists Discover 125 New Species of Fluorescent Mammals
IUCN Celebrating 75 years
MSU researchers identify underused strategy for recovering endangered species
USFWS Is Creating a Frozen Library of Biodiversity to Help Endangered Species
After historic winter, California water officials say systems in good shape for next rainy season
New species of velvet worm discovered in Brazil
New Plant Species Unique to Hawaiʻi Discovered on Maui
Climate Change Means New York City's Flooding Is 'New Normal,' Governor Says
Illinois: "5 Dead After Crash, Chemical Leak In Downstate Teutopolis"
"Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress"
Things To Know About Klamath River Dam Removal, Largest In US History
"‘My Body Was Poisoned’: Biden’s Lead Pipe Removal Plan Faces Hurdles"
Onondaga Nation Take Centuries-Old Land Rights Case To International Panel
When Kula Needed Water To Stop Wildfire, It Got A Trickle. Same Elsewhere.
"Warmer Mediterranean Threatens Spain's Mussel Farms"
"Libya Flood Deaths Expose Climate Chasm In Conflict-Hit States"
"In the Ambitious Bid to Reinvent South Baltimore, Justice Concerns Remain"
"Gas Furnaces Face 95% Efficiency Standard With Final DOE Rule"
"NYC Flooding Renews Calls for Safer Basement Apartments"
"Cholera Cases Doubled Worldwide In 2022"
UAE's Jaber Says Oil, Industrial Firms To Commit To Decarbonization At COP28
Enviros Demand Emergency Rules To Protect Rare Whales From Ship Collisions
"What A Chicken-Size Bird Can Tell Us About A Shrinking Prairie"
At Canada's Largest Atlantic Puffin Colony, Chicks Are Dying Of Starvation
"Jimmy Carter Closes In On Decades-Long Goal: Eradicating Guinea Worm"
"Truck Stops Upgrade to Recharge Electric Vehicles (and Their Drivers)"
"Fat Bear Week 2023 Is Upon Us. Here’s What You Need To Know."
"What McCarthy’s Fall Means For Energy, Environment Policy"
"COP28: Climate Leaders Meet In Madrid Ahead Of Summit"
Arizona To Cancel Leases Allowing Saudi-Owned Farm Access To Its Groundwater
Type Of Storm That Drenched New York Is Up To 20% Wetter Due To Climate
"Abandoned Lands: A Hidden Resource for Restoring Biodiversity"
"Switzerland Grapples With the Return of Gray Wolves"
1000s Of Salmon Escaped An Icelandic Fish Farm. The Impact Could Be Deadly
Ken Burns Talks Heartbreak & Hope Of ‘The American Buffalo,’ His New Doc
America Wasn’t Always So Car-Centric. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be, Either.
"The High-Tech Hunt For One Of The World’s Most Elusive Sharks"
EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Alabama’s Management Of Sewage Funds
NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History
"Flood Threats Are Rising. Here’s Where People Are Moving Into Harm’s Way."
"Alaska-Rooted Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau Is Stepping Down"
Oil Firms Helped Craft Texas’ New Waste Rules For 2 Years Before The Public
"Forests Are Worth More Than Their Carbon, a New Paper Argues"
Pope Urges Leaders At UN Talks To Slow Global Warming Before It’s Too Late
"Greenland's Inuit Falling Through Thin Ice Of Climate Change"
"Amphibian Crisis: 41% Of Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction"
USFWS Creating a Frozen Library of Biodiversity to Help Endangered Species
Government failed to protect endangered bees, new suit says
Federal government will not add plains spotted skunk to endangered species list
New species of sea snail, Cayo margarita, named with Jimmy Buffett in mind
Oh my goby! New fish species just dropped
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announces conservation area of 30,000 sq km
Four Oklahomans ordered to pay $68K for killing endangered whooping cranes
Manatee that made rare trip to New England waters found dead weeks later
Monarch Butterflies Removed From Endangered List After 1 Year
New species of tiny wasp comes with mysterious, cloud-like structures at ends of antennae
"Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections"
September Set Records And Was So Hot Scientists Call It ‘Mind-Blowing’
"Appeals Court Gives Connecticut Win In Climate Fight With Exxon"
"New Saltwater Forecast Could Spare Most Of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish"
"Getting The Lead Out Of Spices In Bangladesh And Georgia"
"Climate Change Is a Key Obstacle for New York City’s Transit System"
"The UAW Strike Is About the EVs"
"New Technology Uses Good Old-Fashioned Wind To Power Giant Cargo Vessels"
"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall"
"Tarantulas In Colorado Are On The Move, And They're Looking For Love"
Indigenous Peoples Day: A Day Of Celebration, Protest And Reclaiming History
"Newsom Signs First-In-The-Nation Corporate Climate Disclosure Bills"
Millions Of Children Displaced Due To Worsening Extreme Weather Events
"EPA Objects To Air Quality Permit Issued To US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works"
Politicians Say Florida News Site Lets Them Buy Coverage. Is Your State Next?
Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Disrupt Life for Texas Black Community
"Climate Fund Donations Underwhelm Ahead Of COP28"
"In Baltimore, Yellow Buses Are Going Green"
"Mega CAFOs on the Chesapeake"
"What Will It Take To Make Traditional Foods Thrive Again?"
"Pacific Coast Of Mexico Preps For A One-Two Punch From Max And Lidia"
EPA Refuses To Examine Toxicity Of ‘Inactive’ Pesticide Chemicals
Food Industry Influence Could Cloud the U.S. Dietary Guidelines: Report
"Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change"
Deadly Humid Heat Could Hit Billions, Spread As Far As Us Midwest: Study
"Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes"
"Cleveland Accelerates Its Ambitions for Hitting Net Zero Energy"
‘Without Water, There Is No Life’: Drought In Brazil’s Amazon
"Uncontrolled Logging Puts New Sahel Reforestation Projects At Risk"
"How Incarcerated People Are Helping To Restore A Fragile Ecosystem"
Orangutan killings in Borneo likely still occurring in large numbers
Manatees Move Toward Restored Endangered Species Safeguards
Groups Ask EPA To Intervene In An Alabama Water System Plagued By Leaks
"Gene Editing Offers Chickens Some Protection Against Bird Flu - Study"
Tensions Rise in Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to US
Pennsylvania Community Sues to Stop Disposal Well for Toxic Fracking Waste
Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can ships Slow Down?
Watchdog Group Warns Of Big Ongoing Flaw In A Montreal Ozone Treaty
Fungal Networks Could Help Make The Planet More Resilient To Climate Change
Major CO2 Pipeline Project On Hold While Company Reevaluates In 5 States
"Student Activists Are Pushing Back Against Big Polluters — And Winning"
England’s Churches Make An Uneasy Peace With The Bats In Their Belfries
Supreme Court Passes On Red State Challenge To Biden ‘Social Cost Of Carbon’
Backyard Sewage And Parasitic Disease: EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe In Alabama
As Heat Deaths Rise, New Program Puts Community Clinics On The Front Lines
"ExxonMobil Boosts Fossil Fuel Commitment With Pioneer Buyout"
"Island Nations Sign Climate Solidarity Declaration In Indonesia"
Kew’s ‘State of the World’s Plants and Fungi’ Report Warns Of Extinctions
FWS Creates 2 New Refuges In Tenn, Wyo. To Protect Toads, Bats, Salamanders
"As Climate Risks Mount, The Insurance Safety Net Is Collapsing"
"Massive Prehistoric Solar Storm Is Warning For Earth, Researchers Say"
"How Climate Change Is Threatening Your Beer"
"The Human Limit: Where Heat Worsens Hunger"
Trillions Of Tons Of Of Ice Melts From Many Protective Antarctic Ice Shelves
"War In The Middle East Jeopardizes Climate Talks"
"A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health"
"800,000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From Pennsylvania Drilling Goes “Missing”
"USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat"
In The Amazon Forest, Millions Breathe Hazardous Air As Wildfires Spread
"Extreme Heat Risks Rise For Pregnant Women And Babies"
Warming And Habitat Loss Shrink Pollinator Numbers, Threaten Coffee, Cocoa
Mama Bear "Grazer" Easily Wins Popular Fat Bear Contest At Alaska Park
New species of wolf spider discovered on trees in Taiwan
New national wildlife refuges in Tennessee, Wyoming created to protect toads, bats, salamanders